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w. (z. MiLLER Nov. 27, 1951 WINDOW 2 SIiEETS-SHEET 1 Filed May 20. 1949 Inventor William C. Miller Nov. 27, 1951 w. c.- MELLER 2,576,626

WINDOW Filed May 20, 1949 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 Inventor William 0. Miller 3, @MW 6 W Patented Nov. 27, 1951 WINDOW I William 0. Miller, Plant City, Fla.

Application May 20, 1949, Serial No. 94,275

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in windows and more particularly to a window constructed of pivoted louvers.

An important object of the invention is to pro- .vide a window constructed of glass louvers with a novel bracket construction for pivotally mounting the ends of the louvers in a window opening whereby the window may be mounted in window openings of various sizes merely by cutting the glass louvers to a proper length.

It is a common practice in building constructions to place a standard window frame in a desired position and fill in the wall at the sides of the frame with broken bits or fragments of the brick or cement blocks at the window openings with the window frame is placed in a wall in a position where entire bricks or blocks cannot be used at the window opening, and it is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide a window construction which eliminates the use of the conventional window frame and whereby the window may be placed in a window opening to the best advantage without the customary waste of labor and material in forming the window opening to a particular size window frame.

A further object of the invention is to provide a louver type window of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and install in position and which otherwise is well adapted for the purposes for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of the outside of the window;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view showing the bracket construction for the glass louvers at one side of the window;

Figure 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the louvers in closed position;

Figure 4 is an enlarged transverse sectional view taken on a line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a group perspective view of the pair of angle iron members forming a bracket for each end of the louver;

Figure 6 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on a line 6-6 of Figure 4;

Figure '7 is an enlarged fragmentary perspective view of a sealing strip for the meeting edges of the louvers.

2 Claims. (Cl. --62) Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration, I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numerals 5 and 6 designate channeled metal jambs positioned vertically in a window opening and each provided at their outer edges with a flange 8 riveted or otherwise suitably secured in overlapping relation to a vertical jamb plate or block 9 embedded in the window opening. The channel of the jambs 5 and 6 face toward the outside of the window. An angle iron jamb weather strip I0 is welded or otherwise suitably secured in a vertical position in each of the channels 5 and 6.

A plurality of louver supporting brackets designated generally at H is constructed of a pair of angle irons i2 and i3 and welded or otherwise suitably secured to each other in a position with the flange M of the member i2 in confronting relation against the inner surface of flange l5 of member l3 and with the other flange N5 of member i2 spaced from the other flange I! of member l3 to receive the end of a glass panel or louver I S therebetween. The confronting flanges l4 and I5 of the brackets are pivoted at their central portions to one of the channeled jambs 5 and 6 by rivets or the like I9.

The ends of the bracket members 12 and l3 overlap to project one end 20 of the member [2 outwardly beyond the adjacent end of the member l3 and to project the end 2| of member l3 outwardly beyond the adjacent end of member l2. The outwardly projecting end of flange [6 of member I2 is formed with an angular lug or tongue 22 and the outwardly projecting end 2| of member I 3 is similarly formed with an angular lug or tongue 23 opposed to lug 22 and between which the longitudinal edges of louver I8 are positioned to hold the louver in the brackets.

The flange I4 of bracket member 12 at its outwardly projecting end 20 is formed with an apertured ear 24 pivoted in a channel 25 of an outer vertical louver connecting bar 26 by means of a rivet or the like 21, and the flange I5 of bracket member I3 at its outwardly projecting end 2| is formed with an apertured ear 28 pivoted in a channel 29 of an inner vertical louver connecting bar 30 by means of a rivet or the like 3|. The inner connecting bar 30 is also the operating bar for the louvers.

The brackets H at each end of the louvers l8 are similarly pivoted to inner and outer vertical louver connecting bars which are positioned at the free edge of the channeled jambs 5 and 6 and the outer connecting bars 26 are formed with inwardly projecting flanges 32 which move into a confronting osition against the outer surface of the outwardly projecting flange 33 of angle iron Weatherstrip Iii when the louvers are closed, as shown in Figure 4.

A weather sealing channel member 34 similar in cross section to outer connecting bar 26 is constructed of upper and lower sections 35 and 3B slidably connected to each other, the upper endof upper section 35 being pivoted in an inverted position. to a lug 31 welded, to the upper end of each jamb and 6 and with the lower end of lower section 36 pivoted to the upper end of channel 25 of outer connecting bar 28 by means of uppermost rivet 21 to receive the flanges l4 and I5 of uppermost bracket II in channel 34 when the louvers are closed and to seal the upper end of jambs 5 and 6. The edge of flange of uppermost bracket member i3 at its end 2! is notched as shown at 39 to receive lug 37 when the window is closed.

Aprojection 401s formed on end of bracket member l2 to enter the channel of member 34 and hold the same closeto one side of channel so that uppermost bracket I l mayenter channel member 34 without interference, V

width to overlap when closed, as'shown in Figure 3 or the louvers may be cut of proper width to lie in a vertical plane, when closed, as shown in Figure 7 and are then provided at vtheir meetin'g" edges with a suitable sealing strip 4!;

In the operation of the device, channel jamb members 5 and 6 are secured in the sides of a window opening and brackets H pivoted thereto with glass louvers [8 cut to a proper length and held at their ends in the brackets by bending the tongues 22 and 23"against the opposite side edges of the louvers; The ends of the brackets are pivoted in the channels of the inner and outer connecting bars 30.and 26 which move vertically into and out of close fitting engagement against the inner and outer sides of jambs-5 and 6 by the opening and closing of the louvers, said connecting bars 30, 26 forming weather strips when the louvers-are closed;

In view of the foregoing'descripticn taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings itis believed that a clear understandingof the this art. A more detailed description is accord- The louvers l8.may-be constructed of suitable device-will be quite apparent to those skilled in 50 claimed as new is:

l. A window including iouvers'and comprising a pair of channeled jambs secured in the sides of a window opening, brackets pivoted to the sides of the jambs and including double flanges between which the ends of the louvers are positionedoppos'itely extending tongues on opposite ends ofhtheflanges positioned against the side edges of the louvers to hold the louvers in the brackets, inner and outer channeled vertical connecting bars in which'the ends of the brackets are pivoted", thechannelsof the outer connecting bars beingtopposed to the channels of the jambs ior interiitting sealing engagement with each other when thelouvers are closed, and a channeled sealing member pivoted at its ends to the upper endsof the jambs andto an adjacent outer coni'iecting bar and vmovable into interfitting engagement with-the uppermost bracket and with the outer connecting bar when the louvers. are

closed.-

2. The combination of: claim 1 whereihs'aid sealing member is composed of upper and lower channel sections slidablyconnected to each other. v

C. IWILLER.

,file' of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 1 Name Date Re.23,182 Cooper 'Dec. '13, 1949 2,359,289 Brown V Oct. 3, 1944 2,386,380 Anderson coal. Oct. 9, 1945 FOREIGN PATENTS Numbezt- Country Date 101,544 Austria Julyfl, 1937 

